Da Rocket Sauce wrote:am i the only one who's 100% fine with 30 teams
No.
Da Rocket Sauce wrote:and the current playoff structure?
Maybe.
I'm not a big fan of the wild card as implemented, as the teams competing for it won't play the same opponents. 4 divisions will work for the NL, which has 16 teams, but not so well for the AL, which only has 14 teams.
Maybe break down the NL to 4 divisions, keep three in the AL and determine the wildcard based on OPS of the DH.
jim wrote:I say so what. Let the imperfections stay, let the human element still play a part. Using instant replay like you are suggesting would take a slow paced game that has slowed down even more over the past 20 years, and slowing it down to unbearable levels.
They wash in the regular season and the games are long enough, you're absolutely right. I like the idea in the postseason though.
I like the human element too. I was just enumerating all the potential situations where it could be useful. IR if implemented in my perfect world would be limited to one challenge per game per team. Most of the disputes can easily be pretty definitively solved with just one replay between pitches as it is so I don't think it would slow the game down much. Certainly not anymore than the time it takes for a manager to come out and argue a call and get tossed.
jim wrote:I say so what. Let the imperfections stay, let the human element still play a part. Using instant replay like you are suggesting would take a slow paced game that has slowed down even more over the past 20 years, and slowing it down to unbearable levels.
They wash in the regular season and the games are long enough, you're absolutely right. I like the idea in the postseason though.
I like the human element too. I was just enumerating all the potential situations where it could be useful. IR if implemented in my perfect world would be limited to one challenge per game per team. Most of the disputes can easily be pretty definitively solved with just one replay between pitches as it is so I don't think it would slow the game down much. Certainly not anymore than the time it takes for a manager to come out and argue a call and get tossed.
I guess I'm fine the way it is. You certainly could put it in, I just don't want it.
As far as the current playoff structure, everything in my bones tells me that it's a screwed up mess. I was a little boy when the playoffs were introduced, and maybe I was just raised thinking the World Series was a showcase of baseballs two best teams. Now, it's just a crapshoot where the best teams make it more often than the weaker teams but not by that much.
The best argument for expanded playoffs (like today) is it does give teams a chance. Imagine a situation with todays payrolls with the format of pre-1969.
I don't think anyone noticed how much of a crapshoot the current playoffs were until 2002. You had the Yankees winning everything in the late 90's (I'm sure we all thought the 97 series was a fluke at the time)
Now I realize how special those late 90's Yankees teams were, not only were they good enough to dominate the regular season, but they were good enough to overcome the crapshoot of the current playoff setup consistently.
jim wrote:As far as the current playoff structure, everything in my bones tells me that it's a screwed up mess. I was a little boy when the playoffs were introduced, and maybe I was just raised thinking the World Series was a showcase of baseballs two best teams. Now, it's just a crapshoot where the best teams make it more often than the weaker teams but not by that much.
The best argument for expanded playoffs (like today) is it does give teams a chance. Imagine a situation with todays payrolls with the format of pre-1969.
Da Rocket Sauce wrote:am i the only one who's 100% fine with 30 teams and the current playoff structure?
Several markets have no business having teams. That's just my opinion, though. I realize it'd be pretty much impossible to contract any team.
if every team out there actually tried to put together a winning team, the 30 team system would be phenomenal. i'm not sure the problem is the market, but the owners not trying hard enough.
